Travel Blogs from Granada, Nicaragua

... call it a day and find Carlos. *** How could I forget but this it was Mother's Day here in Nicaragua and for some bizarre reason all mothers in Granada are stirred from their slumber by a Mariachi Music at about four am.. When we heard this I ...

... I didn't meet anyone else who paid this much. You have to take your bags off and have them searched when you enter Nicaragua as well. We got into Managua at about 4.15pm and were immediately accosted by taxi drivers. There were five of us heading ...

So Depsite being the most touristy city in Niceragua and perhaps the most touristy city since antigua i still really like granada it has a really nice simple lay out, a massive center plaza a big yellow cathedral (surprise surprise).
It also has an ...

... a day!
Working backwards.
Just got in from dinner and a stroll to the grocery store for some ice for our nightcap.
I love Granada! I didnt really get a feel for it the last time we were here but it's a really charming colonial old town. Doesnt hurt ...

... , I also confessed that our shower gets hot water…and I use it. Talk about a fraud. I’m not in Nicaragua; I’m at the Ritz. Then, “You sleep with your son!?” Geraldo exclaimed. (Geraldo, like many married men, ...

... American husband and two babies and played with Olly, Valeria’s French poodle. We’re heading to Ometepe, the largest island in Lago de Nicaragua, next. Looking forward to a 3-6 hour ferry ride (depending on who you ask) tomorrow afternoon. ...

Yesterday, Melissa and i returned from Laguna de Apollo and spent the day hanging out in the main square in the middle of granada. there was a talent show sponsored by a local church and acts of all kinds were performing all day. Most featured music or ...

Please read this while singing Robert Holmes classic song (escape) The Pina Colada Song (Escape) I Like Granada I was tired of Leon, we'd been in that city too long With only Volcano boarding, the intense heat was just wrong So we ...

... for shower finally then to bed. We are heading out on a 4 hour kayak trip in the morning through some of the islands in Lake Nicaragua. In the evening we are supposed to go up another volcano but there is a chance the park will be closed due to recent ...

... . I like to look at things just as much as everyone. But it’s not the experience I came to have. I want to KNOW Nicaragua. I want to stay with families and see what the people that live here are really like. But first…I need a tan! It’s ...

... another chance appears in its place and the world is full of things I can try before I die. Most importantly, we DID get to Nicaragua. We had to perform a personal best mile-long sprint from one terminal to the other in LAX, but we did ...

... the central colonial homes. Besides this we had the opportunity to see the oldest city in Latin America along with Lake Nicaragua.
Not too many activities except for one... canopy tour! For this excursion we were taken out to the east side ...

So, here we are in beautiful Granada by Lake Nicaragua, in torrential rain and somewhat delayed by the 'Revenge of Montezuma'. In-between times I thought it was time to talk about the driving aspect of this adventure, so here is the first chapter. This is ...

... met him on the way from Tegucigalpa
to Granada. The journey was pretty smooth until we got to Managua(the capital city of Nicaragua). Managua is CRAZY! (Thanks for warning me Carol!) We got off the bus in the bus station which was a driveway with ...

... Granada so it was to be a rather early start. On top of the long journey we also had yet another boring border crossing into Nicaragua!! The 4 old chaps left with me following at the tail. San Isidro is located in a valley so right from leaving the town ...

... around the world and we chose a child who was close in age to Lily at the time and thus Ernesto a child in Nicaragua was selected for our sponsorship. Since then we have exchanged letters, photos and presents and in return we too have received ...

... and ornate. It was really pretty and good to walk around despite it being unbelievably hot. It’s on the shores of Lake Nicaragua but that receives very little attention and we only caught a glimpse of it when we went down to check on the ferries. ...

... at motivating me and I quickly gained knowledge and experience in the language, especially with those crucial verb conjugations. Granada reminded me a lot of Antigua with its one level colonial style buildings but whilst the courtyards are great they ...

Lunes 7 Junio After breakfast Lester our new teacher came to our house and he taught us maths and Lester was as good as dad. After we said bye to Lester then we had lunch Antonio picked us up with the van and drove us to the kids school. At the school ...

... . We managed to find one in the main street which seemed to have many doctors advertising their specialty – a sort of Granada Harley Street. We sat down and waited in a rather crummy waiting room. The system is very much like ...

Granada is located on Lake de Nicaragua and is Nicaragua's oldest City. A visit to the town is a must the majority of tourists. Colonial buildings are in abundance, hostels are comfortable and the food is amazing!
It was nice to take some time to ...

... We quickly hopped on a second bus to Granada, which took about an hour. One of the oldest cities in Nicaragua, and definitely the most touristed, Granada definitely lives up to its reputation. It´s beautiful. From the lush central square to the ...

... great food in San Juan del sur, I've realized if got a lot of ground to cover still, so I took off and got to Granada, Nicaragua. An interesting old colonial city with lots of churches. From here trying to figure out the quickest way to get up to Belize. ...

... rides we settled in Leon, Nicaragua, home of the largest cathedral in Central America. Now we are in Granada, a beautiful and clean colonial town on Lake Nicaragua. The next month we will be travelling fast, as we are determined to reach Columbia by ...

... . And thats where it started....and hasnt stopped and still goes on at this point, from where im writing now in nicaragua....fucking dragonfly season. Flies on the windscreen of your car, a minor hindarence, dragonflies no more than an awkward scrape, ...